Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
The incident started on October 2 as scheduled with 23 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.
This is the first roundup of FY27, which began on October 1.
Funding was provided by a continuing resolution, not a full-year spending bill.
PREVIOUS: Sulphur Roundup Announced.
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No new foals have been born since the pony swim and auction but the count increased from 88 to 89 at the end of September.
Last year’s record was 103.
You might think that genetic diversity is good but most of the foals are sold after the swim, leaving only a handful to replace the horses that died.
PREVIOUS: Chincoteague Pony Auction Falls Short of Last Year.
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The news release was published on the day the incident was set to begin.
The capture and removal goals are 300 each.
The target is horses.
The pre-gather population is thought to be 560.
A helicopter will push the horses into the traps.
The contractor is Cattoor and the contract amount is $287,650.
The unit cost is $959 per animal captured, at the high end of the pay scale.
The area will be closed to the public except for observers escorted by BLM staff.
Captured animals will be taken to the Sutherland off-range corrals.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.
PREVIOUS: Sulphur Roundup Pending, Hola FY27.
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Which option sterilizes the mares, destroys the breeding populations and stops genetic mixing? Which one do the advocates prefer? Hint: It’s a dead end for wild horses.
Why aren’t there any buttons for
Stop listening to the broken record. The advocates have nothing to offer America’s wild horses.
PREVIOUS: Foal-Free Friday, Indulging Their Obsession Edition.
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That’s the allegation in a complaint filed on behalf of Skydog Sanctuary according to a story by KLAS News.
Two bands of wild horses identified in a kill pen were rescued days before they were set to ship out of state.
No foals were reported.
The case was brought by the disgraced former leader of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and kingpin of the Virginia Range darting program.
That’s why there are no foals.
How were they able to identify the horses?
Through their darting database.
The advocates want you to think they’re the good guys but nobody’s getting rid of more wild horses except for the federal government.
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A new public lands closure has been issued.
Operations are scheduled for October 1 through October 6.
The incident was suspended due to problems with the helicopter.
PREVIOUS: Barren Valley Roundup, Day 11.
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Three full-time openings are available in the Eastern States region.
Salary ranges from $52,770 to $83,918 per year.
Applications are due by October 15.
UPDATE: Another opening posted with applications due on October 16.
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